Tom Jolliffe looks back at four must see cult classics… Whilst perusing a few episodes of Mark Kermode Uncut I stumbled upon an episode focused on a film I’d been meaning to see for a fair while. Firstly, it was directed by William Friedkin, a cinematic great. Secondly the film is scored by Tangerine Dream. […]
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle passes $500 million worldwide
After finishing runner up to Star Wars: The Last Jedi at the North American box office for the past three weekends, the action-adventure film Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle has dethroned Episode VIII at the fourth time of asking, and in doing so has also passed the half billion dollar mark worldwide. The Jake Kasdan-directed […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi climbs to $1.2 billion worldwide
Despite a rather disappointing opening of just $28.7 million in China, Disney and Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi has now pushed its global haul to $1.205 billion. The Rian Johnson-directed sequel slipped to third in the domestic box office chart this weekend behind Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and Insidious: The Last Key, but […]
Watch a VFX showreel for Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water
A VFX showreel has arrived online for The Shape of Water, which gives viewers a look at how Guillermo del Toro’s ‘other-worldly fairytale’ was brought to life on the big screen; take a look below or watch it on our YouTube channel… SEE ALSO: Read our review of The Shape of Water here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djwgri0S7ZE From master storyteller, […]
Chris Hemsworth wants to continue playing Thor beyond Avengers 4
We know that the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers 4 is set to mark both an end and a new beginning for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as contracts with several of the MCU’s original stars expire and the focus starts to shift towards newer characters. One of the actors whose contract is up with […]
Poster and images for Jennifer Lawrence spy thriller Red Sparrow
IGN has revealed the first poster and five new images from director Francis Lawrence’s (The Hunger Games) upcoming spy thriller Red Sparrow featuring Jennifer Lawrence and Joel Edgerton; check them out here… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Red Sparrow here When she suffers a career-ending injury, Dominika and her mother are facing a bleak and uncertain future. That […]
Maleficent 2 sets spring start date with Angelina Jolie returning
It looks like Maleficent 2 is officially a go, with Omega Underground reporting that Walt Disney Pictures has set an April start date for the sequel to the 2014 live-action fantasy. Given the apparent collapse of Universal’s Dark Universe and its planned Bride of Frankenstein movie, for which Jolie had long been courted, it seems […]
The Essential Helen Mirren Films
Tom Jolliffe looks at the essential Helen Mirren films… So recently a new trailer dropped for Winchester, the upcoming horror film starring Dame Helen Mirren. That seems like a good time to take a look at the essential Helen Mirren. A British Icon, Mirren has been working since the 60’s and has an array of […]
X-Men producer would welcome a crossover with the Marvel Cinematic Universe
One of the many questions raised by The Walt Disney Company’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox’s film and TV assets is how Disney and its subsidiary Marvel Studios will handle Fox’s X-Men and Fantastic Four properties. The main assumption is that Marvel will simply reboot the properties as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, […]
Rumour: Justice League home-entertainment release to feature an extended cut?
Despite the best efforts of fans, it seems that a Zack Snyder Director’s Cut of Justice League is out of the question (for the time being, at least), but it seems we may be getting an extended version of the DC superhero ensemble when it hits home video. A pre-order listing on Amazon Germany has […]